Sampson, Destroyer of Worlds
Featured a claw with rollers and a jackscrew arm — plus He-man, the minibot.
The Game
In Logomotion, robots hung FIRST-logo-component-shaped inner tubes onto a wall of pegs that were six feet high. This game was unique because the endgame required robots to release and attach a minibot onto a pole. The minibot then had to climb to the top without any assistance from the drivers or the main robot.
The Robot
Sampson featured a claw design that had rollers to grab the inner tubes. A jackscrew design moved the arm up and down, enabling the robot to pick up from the ground and score on the top row of pegs.
The minibot, He-man, Master of The Universe, handled the endgame climbing challenge.
This was a landmark year for Red Alert — the team won the Regional Chairman’s Award at the Boilermaker Regional (our first) and also received the Entrepreneurship Award. These awards earned the team a trip to the FIRST World Championship for the first time.